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    Emma and Clueless

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    The film Clueless‚ written and directed by Amy Heckerling‚ a somewhat modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma examines the congruent ideas of self-knowledge and social obligation. Through the characterisation of the protagonists‚ Cher and Emma‚ who are perceived to be perfect in every way‚ possessing many virtues‚ as they are ‘handsome‚ clever and rich’. However they are only seemingly ‘perfect’‚ as we soon find out that they are flawed by a deluded sense of importance and a general lack

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    texts into new texts usually reinforce the same values‚ even though their context may be vastly different. The concept of transformation refers to any kind of change of a text. The change between the two texts is usually conducted in order for the text to be adapted into new text’s context. Transformation between two texts can be seen through character changes and social theme changes. The novel “Emma” is formed around Emma Wodehouse’s constricted social group and her journey of transformation from

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    does Heckerling’s "Clueless" sustain interest in the values represented in Austen’s "Emma"? Clueless sustains interest in the patriarchal values and social stratum of Emma by manipulating the mediums for relaying information to the audience and allow them to resonate with the messages portrayed by Austen. The teenpic Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Hecklering employs the materialistic world of LA to make a multi-layered social commentary about the patriarchal values and social strata elucidated in

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    to resonate the values and interests of that society. Thus‚ context dictates form and meaning as well as the values inherent in the texts. Amy Heckerling’s‚ 20th century American film‚ Clueless is a transformation of Jane Austen’s conservative Regency England‚ Emma. The use of different techniques and medium allow Emma’s themes of personal growth‚ social structure and the role of women in society to be conveyed in a more appropriate form in Clueless. The main characters‚ Emma and Cher are representational

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    Amy Heckerling transforms the many values and issues conveyed in Jane Austen’s Emma‚ set in the 18th century in Highbury to her teen pic film Clueless set in the 20th century‚ in a high school society. Both texts involve a protagonist‚ being Emma in Emma and Cher in Clueless who meddle with the relationships of others as their interest‚ while being “placed in the midst of those who loved her‚ and who had better sense than herself”. The protagonists are morally transformed towards the end of the film

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    Emma and Clueless Essay

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    change in context of Emma and clueless shaped the values conveyed in the two texts? In Amy Heckerlings 1995 film clueless we see the deep transformation of Jane Austin’s more conservative 19th century classic Emma. In clueless we see the values and themes of high culture literature combined with the modern context of teenage society in the 20th century. The transformation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma to the 20th century film Clueless by Amy Heckerling allows for the same themes of social structure and personal

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    Emma and Clueless Extracted

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    1. Emma and Clueless Clueless begins as (opening scene) * Scene I- Cher’s House * Soundtrack over: “Kids in America” by The Muffs (A variety of shots of girls having fun- opening montage) * Cher’s voice-over- “So OK‚ you’re probably thinking‚ “Is this‚ like‚ a Noxzema (popular skin cleanser brand among females as a facial cleanser or make-up remover) commercial‚ or what?” But seriously‚ I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl. I mean I get up‚ I brush my teeth‚ and I pick

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    The universality of themes pervading both Emma and Clueless in correlation with the humanistic‚ obviously flawed protagonists in both texts‚ captivates and immerses responders. This engagement leads to an involvement and enjoyment in the composer’s craft‚ which enables the responders’ to obtain sophisticated insight into the text’s concerns on both subjective and objective levels. Critiques agree that the transformation enables an audience to “enjoy cultural capital and aesthetic knowledge” while

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    Emma / Clueless comparative essay – film techniques How do the film techniques help in the exploration of the themes in ‘Emma’ and ‘Clueless’? Refer to the films in detail. The directors of the films ‘Emma’ and ‘Clueless’ use a range of film techniques to highlight the themes of the texts. Diarmuid Lawrence and Amy Heckerling explore the themes of marriage and matches‚ distortion of vision‚ social and moral responsibility‚ and the importance of self-knowledge. A detailed analysis of four parallel

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    Emma and Clueless Notes

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    Emma/Clueless speech Draft thesis: The ideas of appearance vs reality‚ development of maturity and love are ideas explored through techniques‚ Appearance vs reality -blindness to truth Emma | Clueless | * Manipulating reality to suit perception of it * Resulting self-deception‚ confusion‚ misunderstanding * Dramatic irony empowering us to see through human flaws and social failings of Emma. This often has unexpected results:-Mr Elton’s proposal “she could have been so deceived...she

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